any. On the West front‚ the U.S. Had established bases in the coast of England and was preparing for an invasion of France. The invasion occurred on DDay on June 1944‚ where the American and British armies invaded Normandy and faced around 176 German divisions. Invasion and attack of France was both easy and hard for the allied powers; hard because the Germans could
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Origins / Personal background of General Patton George Smith Patton Junior was born on the 11th of November 1885 in San Marino‚ California. Patton’s family were wealthy and lived on a 2000 acre property. His family background was of Scottish-Irish and English descent‚ and nearly all of his late ancestors had served in the military from the American Revolution to the American Civil War. During his early childhood‚ Patton struggled to read and write‚ however after some time‚ he was able to overcome
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Mother language education in President Noynoy’s 1ST SONA (reposted from DILA Forum‚ by Sir Manny) The good news from Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo is that he was able to talk to President Noynoy Aquino and President Aquino said he would mention in his SONA his 10 point agenda which includes MLE. President Noynoy Aquino recognizes the importance of mother tongue-based multilingual education in the formative years of children and harmonizes it with recommendations of UNESCO. Point 8 in his 10-point
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American women played important roles during World War II‚ both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons‚ husbands‚ fathers‚ and brothers to the war effort‚ they gave their time‚ energy‚ and some even gave their lives. Reluctant to enter the war when it erupted in 1939‚ the United States quickly committed itself to total war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That commitment included utilizing all of America’s assets—women included. The Axis powers‚ on the other hand‚ were
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to acquire his riches. This possesion represents Gatsby’s facade. He wants people to believe he has always been rich and a well mannered gentleman but in reality he was just a dirty bootlegger. “It was a factual imitation of some Hotel De Ville in Normandy‚ with a tower on one side‚ spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy‚ and a marble swimming pool‚ and more forty acres of lawn and garden‚ It was Gatsby’s mansion.” (pg.5). The mansion proves that Gatsby is very deceptive person. In the end Gatsby’s
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1. How did WWII impact Salinger? Following the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Salinger was drafted into the army‚ serving from 1942-’44. His short military career saw him land at Utah Beach in France during the Normandy Invasion and be a part of the action at the Battle of the Bulge. Salinger continued to write‚ assembling chapters for a new novel whose main character was a deeply unsatisfied young man named Holden Caulfield. Salinger did not escape the war without some trauma‚ and when it ended he was
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Edward the Confessor. Edward became Saxon king of England from 1042 – 1066. Seeing as Edward had no natural heir to his throne‚ when he died in 1066‚ Harold Godwineson‚ a strong Saxon noble leader succeeded him as king. This angered William‚ duke of Normandy (conqueror) seeing as he had been promised the throne by both Edward and then Harold‚ yet he had been cheated. This is why William the conqueror believed he had the right to the throne. Why is William the Conqueror such an important figure in
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All throughout Canada in the 20th Century there have been numerous events‚ actions and decisions that we call defining moments. Canada has been through many battles‚ very hard chosen decisions‚ and gone through many changes that have changed the way Canadians live today. The battle of Vimy Ridge‚ the life on the home front in World War One‚ the invasion of D-day‚ and the impact of immigration were the most important defining moments for Canada in the 20th Century. Vimy Ridge is now called
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One key person of the Middle Ages that I have studied or know of is‚ King Henry II. He was born on March 5‚ 1133 in Le Mans‚ France and died on July 6‚ 1189. Throughout his lifetime‚ his was‚ Count of Anjou‚ Count of Maine‚ Duke of Normandy‚ Duke of Aquitaine‚ Lord of Ireland and King of England. King Henry was related to Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Richard I. Three of his achievements that were significant to the Middle Ages are; improving economics and legal system of England. Being the first
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for a great preamble to this chapter’s discussion of the will-to-not-know‚ the name under which I condense the mechanisms that allow the bourgeois to remain unmoved by the spectacle of violence. During Bebra theatrical troupe’s wartime tour of the Normandy Atlantic Wall line of German defence‚ Oskar‚ Grass’ main hero‚ and his fiancée compose a little sarcastic poem that sums up the situation of the German soldiers and‚ more generally of the liberal population in times of war. Despite living in concrete
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